In 2011, in the midst of popular protests, Syria's government called on their Palestinian ally, Hamas, to express their support. Hamas, however, citing the government's brutal treatment of protesters, refused to give Asad their...

(347 – 407) In a culture where religious officials were expected to cultivate the rich and powerful, John Chrysostom, patriarch of Constantinople, defied the unspoken rules by constantly crusading against excess on the part...

In late 2011, after more than nine months of brutally repressed protests, Syrians all across the country engaged in a general strike. Only those providing essential goods or services went to work; all others...

In 2012, the Syrian government carried out a series of massacres in a region known as Houla, killing civilian women and children. In response, almost a dozen countries, including the United States, expelled Syrian...

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